OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689380

LAKE SUPERIOR PAPER INDUSTRIES

DULUTH, MN· 1987-11-04T13:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, NIP POINT, PAPER MACHINE, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #107728321
Employer profile: LAKE SUPERIOR PAPER INDUSTRIES
Summary number: 689380
Report ID: 552700

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S ARM TORN OFF IN PAPER MACHINE ROLLER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE HIS HAND TO BREAK THE PERFORATION OF A PAPER S HEET WHILE STANDING ON A WALKWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A PAPER MACHINE PRESS SECTION. A COMBINATION OF THE HIGH PAPER SPEED AND THE TIGHT QUARTERS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BEING CAUGHT IN A ROLLER NIP POINT BETWEEN THE THIRD AND F OURTH PRESS SECTIONS. AS A RESULT HIS LEFT ARM WAS TORN OFF ABOVE THE ELBOW.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
22

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
779

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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